*Police arrest 3 traffic robbers, recover pistol, ammunition (Guardian)*NURTW Crisis: Lagos to set up committee on parks, garages (Independent)

Police arrest 3 traffic robbers, recover pistol, ammunition (Guardian) Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested three robbery suspects and recovered a pistol and four rounds of ammunition at the Toyota bus stop, Oshodi, Lagos State. The Lagos State…

Serena Williams reacts to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

King Richard scooped one award at 2022 Oscars, but the star of the show Will Smith was also the most talked about person at the ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock, leaving Serena Williams stunned. The biographical sports drama film…

Serena and Venus Williams: “We’re still twinning after all this time!”

Venus Williams said she and sister Serena are still twins after all this time. The two American tennis stars said it as she posted a photo of the two wearing white dresses while in Miami. Serena and Venus posed for…

Australian Open: Serena Williams to miss tournament due to medical advice

Serena Williams confirms in a shocking announcement that she will not participate in the Australian Open “following advice from her medical team.” Competing in multiple Australian Open tournaments, her first one dating back to 2003 – the seven-time women’s singles…

Serena Williams crashes out of WTA Top 10

Serena Williams dropped out of the WTA top 10 for the first time in more than two years when the new rankings were released on Monday. The 39-year-old, who has spent 319 weeks at number one over the course of…

*Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery (Punch)*Lagos urges occupants near collapsed Apapa building to relocate (Guardian)

Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery (Punch) The pastor of Christ Salvation Divine Ministries International, Rev Godwin Godwin, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Oshodi for alleged forgery of documents and illegal sale…

*Epe community in Lagos State lives in fear of cultists (Vanguard)*UNILAG test-runs zero emission vehicle (Nation)*Family of late Super TV CEO threatens lawsuits over malicious reports (Tribune)

Epe community in Lagos State lives in fear of cultists (Vanguard) Epe residents on Sunday urged Lagos State government and security agencies to assist in ridding the area of cultists who regularly unleashed mayhem in the community. Speaking with the…

Ball in Serena’s court at Wimbledon with rivals’ fitness doubts

Serena Williams turns 40 on September 26 and the arrival of that landmark birthday will be all the sweeter if she has at last equalled Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. The tennis legend could even…

*EFCC nabs two for alleged N768.5m fraud (Punch)*Lagosians, commuters lament deplorable state of Aswani, Emzor access roads (Guardian)*Court remands Christmas Eve armed robbery suspect (Vanguard)

EFCC nabs two for alleged N768.5m fraud (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Konne Barieeba and Osuji Obieze, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N768,585,000 by false…

French Open 2021: Serena Williams ‘happy to get through’ battle with Buzarnescu

Seventh seed Serena Williams moved into the French Open third round after overcoming Romania’s Mihaela Buzarnescu in a challenging three-set win. Williams, 39, won 6-3 5-7 6-1 to set up a meeting in the last 32 with fellow American Danielle…

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